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Describe the importance of Plaster of Paris.

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Plaster of paris has an important property of setting with water.
It forms a hard solid in 5 to 15 min. When it is mixed with suitable quantity of water.
It is majority used in building industry and as well as plasters.
It is used in the bone fractures (or) sprain conditions.
It is used in dentistry.
IT is used in manufacturing status and busts.
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